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Mr. Van Lannen's favorite Christmas toys as a kid are Evel Knievel and the Six Million Dollar Man. (In truth, they are still his favorites.)

Our Most Memorable Christmas Toys

December 16, 2024

What's the best Christmas gift toy you've ever received? "Either an Evel Knievel action figure and his motorcycle or a Six Million Dollar Man doll. I still have them both. The day Lee Majors...

Teachers Have Ideas Too

Teachers Have Ideas Too

Tiris Byrd December 16, 2024

Teachers. The people behind our life education. They are the people who give us the information to make sure we grow up to be adequately educated people. However, due to their job, we often forget...

FBLA Still Going Strong Despite Changes

FBLA Still Going Strong Despite Changes

Faith Sopa December 16, 2024

When former FBLA advisor Travis Zelmer took a position in a different school district last summer, FBLA had to find a new advisor. Luckily, we found two -- Jarrett Davidson and Hunter Warner. Despite...

Hunting is a Family Affair

Hunting is a Family Affair

Gavin Schneider December 15, 2024

It’s the time of year where people dress up in their orange and head out to their stands early in the morning . It's deer season!  For the average hunter the day begins before the sun is even...

Student Council Promotes a Holiday Spirit

Student Council Promotes a Holiday Spirit

Aubrey Noel December 15, 2024

As the holiday season comes around, the citizens of Amherst come together to celebrate. This includes the Amherst High School students as well. This year, the student council is venturing to bring the...

Parking a Point of Discussion for Students & Staff

Ollie Miller December 15, 2024

The Village of Amherst recently voted to change the parking rules on Main Street for safety reasons. Now Main St. parking is for two hours only.  A concern is the school could run out of room for parking...

The current Yearbook staff wants to show off their new space to previous Yearbook staff members. We hope you can join us on Friday, December 20 anytime from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm.

Yearbook: What’s It All About?

Evan Voss December 14, 2024

Do you like candy? Want a free yearbook? Need some extra credits? Join Yearbook! Yearbook is a year-round class that meets during third hour for one credit or half a year for half a credit. And the best...

Picture day for Pip.

A Day in the Life of Pip the Dog

Whytni Venne December 14, 2024

Pip is Amherst High School's therapy dog. She belongs to the Principal Mike Klieforth, who brings Pip to school with him almost every day. Pip comes to school to help students when they need it. She is...

New Art Room Sparks Learning

New Art Room Sparks Learning

Shelby Peterson November 12, 2024

Over the summer, the Tomorrow River High School had finished the expansion project. One component within the new building and expansion was the new and improved Art Room. Ms. Kaycie is the high school...

Air Force recruiters pitch Space Force to seniors

Air Force recruiters pitch Space Force to seniors

November 12, 2024

Air Force recruiters discussed the merits of serving in the Air Force and Space Force with the class of 2025 during a recent visit to Amherst High School. These English 12 students had many questions and...

The new workshops in the STEAM addition have both new and old equipment.

Tech Ed Department Welds Old With New

Ollie Miller November 5, 2024

Amherst has a new Technical Education space in the STEAM addition, so I talked to some teachers and the Amherst principal to get their opinions on the new space. Mr. Miller has been teaching here...

In Cheer, like other sports, everyone has to work together.

Cheer Team Strikes Back

Izzy Mykisen October 30, 2024

Is Cheer a sport? Or are we just on the sidelines for your entertainment? Can't we be both? Some people think that cheer is not a sport, but we put in a lot of hours and we do stunts. And cheer is...

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